Indiana School Bus Crash Leaves 21 Injured AURORA, Ind
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Thursday, March 7, 2019 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Seoul reports activity Focus on finals increase S. Korea, U.S. are keeping close eye on nuclear facilities By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s military said today it is carefully monitoring North Korean nuclear and missile facili - ties after the country’s spy agency told lawmakers that new activity was detected at a research cen - ter where the North is believed to build long- range missiles targeting the U.S. mainland. Defense Ministry spokeswoman Choi Hyun- soo said the U.S. and South Korean militaries are closely coordinating intel - ligence over the develop - ments at the North’s mis - sile research center in Sanumdong on the out - skirts of the capital, Pyongyang, and also at a separate long-range rocket site. She did not elaborate on what the developments were. The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney A lawmaker who attend - ed a closed-door intelli - Makayla Templeton works on her robot Wednesday afternoon during practice at East Jay Middle School. Templeton gence briefing told The and teammate Aidan Garlinger will represent Jay County Robotics at the VEX Robotics State Championship on Saturday at Associated Press that Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. National Intelligence Serv - ice director Suh Hoon said his agency had monitored increased vehicle move - Four robotics teams ment at the Sanumdong facility. Suh said in the briefing Tuesday that head to state Saturday vehicles were transporting By RAY COONEY team’s designated color. Teams supplies, but avoided spe - The Commercial Review can also get points by having One hundred middle school cific answers when law - their robots climb onto plat - teams advance to the robotics makers pressed him on forms before the final buzzer. state finals. what they were for, the A preliminary round Satur - Jay County has three of them. lawmaker said. The law - day will narrow the field, with A trio of Jay County Robotics maker requested anonymi - top teams and winners of spe - middle school teams as well as cial awards earning berths to ty because the information one high school duo will com - was sensitive. the VEX World Championship pete Saturday at the Indiana April 24 through May 1 in Suh also told lawmakers VEX Robotics State Champi - that North Korea is restor - Louisville, Kentucky. onship at Lucas Oil Stadium in Ryne Goldsworthy, who is part ing facilities at a rocket Indianapolis. launch site in Tongchang- of middle school team 1193B “I am incredibly proud of our along with George Weesner and ri that it partially disman - teams this season,” said coach tled last year as part of dis - Ben Heath, and Makayla Tem - Kyle Love. “We have had a high - pleton, who works with Aidan armament steps, an ly competitive year, with great Garlinger on high school team assessment supported by results.” 1193Z, both said they’re looking private U.S. reports based At the state finals, the teams forward not only to the opportu - on satellite imagery. While will compete using the same nity to advance to the world com - the NIS believes North “game” as they have all year. petition but also to seeing the Korea has not produced For the middle schoolers, that level of competition Indiana has plutonium for nuclear involves robots moving hubs to to offer. weapons in months, signs designated areas. There are also “We know a lot of the teams of uranium use have been The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney bonus points for other skills, we are competing against,” said seen at an enrichment such as suspending their robot Templeton, who has been to the facility at North Korea’s from a bar at the end of the state finals every year she has main nuclear complex in Jay County Robotics team 1193B members, from left, Ryne Goldsworthy, George Weesner and Ben Heath, minute-long period. been involved in Jay County Yongbyon, the lawmaker The high school game, which Robotics. “It’s really fun … and said. The International discuss strategy during Wednesday’s practice at East Jay has a two-minute period, is more we’re all very competitive. … It’s Atomic Energy Agency Middle School. They are one of three Jay County middle in depth and involves turning a really good opportunity.” provided a similar estima - school squads that will compete at the state finals. flags and flipping “caps” to the See Focus page 5 tion in a recent report. See Activity page 5 Indiana school bus crash leaves 21 injured AURORA, Ind. (AP) — A at about 8 a.m. crumpled the injuries in the crash and was Middle school student Dakota ulate about whether the school school bus collided with a front of the bus. taken to the Cincinnati Chil - Jones said he was on the bus bus driver didn’t see the garbage garbage truck stopped along a Eighteen students were taken dren’s Hospital Medical Center, when the crash occurred and stu - truck that had stopped along the road in southeastern Indiana on for treatment at area hospitals, said Eric Lows, superintendent dents began screaming. road, whether the truck was Wednesday, seriously injuring a most for minor injuries, and a of South Dearborn Community “I heard screaming. I heard obscured by the glare of the 13-year-old student and leaving parent later took at least one addi - School Corporation. noises and I went to the back of morning sun, “or what exactly 18 other students and two adults tional student to a hospital to be Hospital spokesman Jim Feuer the bus. A few kids were scream - occurred there.” with mostly minor injuries, checked out, Wheeles said. The said that 13-year-old Jordan Cole ing. Most of them were crying,” He said both the bus driver and authorities said. drivers of the school bus and the was in fair condition Wednesday he told WXIX-TV after he was the garbage truck driver will sub - Twenty-two students were on garbage truck also were treated afternoon and his parents are treated and released from a hospi - mit to routine toxicology tests, the South Dearborn Community for injuries. requesting privacy. tal. but alcohol or drugs are not sus - School Corporation bus when it “While there were numerous The bus was carrying mostly Indiana State Police is leading pected in the crash. struck the rear of a garbage kids injured we’re very fortunate middle and high school students the investigation into the crash Crash investigators will also be truck along Indiana 350 near that most of those injuries to local district schools after pick - with assistance from the Dear - thoroughly inspecting the school Aurora, about 30 miles west of appear to be minor,” Wheeles ing them up, Lows said, but some born County Sheriff’s Depart - bus, including its brakes and Cincinnati, said State Police Sgt. said. students from two private schools ment, Wheeles said. other systems. The garbage truck Stephen Wheeles. The collision One student suffered serious were also onboard. He said it was too early to spec - will also be inspected. Deaths Weather In review Coming up The high temperature Wednesday in Portland was 24 The state continues to degrees. The low was 8. debate legislation regarding Friday — Coverage of There is a chance of snow hate crimes, industrial hemp today’s Portland Board of Mitch Brockman , 65, Port - this evening, and snow is and the budget. What are your Works meeting. land expected Friday morning. thoughts on these and other Details on page 2. Accumulation of about 1 inch issues? Monday — Feature about a is possible, with freezing rain Send letters to the editor to new doctor at Indiana Univer - to follow. The high will be in [email protected]. There is sity Health Jay Hospital. the upper 30s. See page 2 for an a 700-word maximum. extended outlook. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Thursday, March 7, 2019 Felony court news Possession $400. As part of a plea agree - mal probation for one year. As costs of $185, placed on formal court costs of $185 and placed on A Portland man pleaded guilty ment, a charge of maintaining a part of a plea agreement, a probation for one year and formal probation for one year. in Jay Superior Court to a drug common nuisance, a Level 6 charge of possession of metham - ordered to pay a drug abuse, Emerick also pleaded guilty to possession charge. felony, was dismissed. phetamine, a Level 6 felony, was prosecution, interdiction and operating a vehicle while intoxi - Jesse D. Modesitt, 41, 925 N. dismissed. correction fee of $200 and a sub - cated, a Level 6 felony. He was Franklin St., pleaded guilty to Neglect stance abuse program fee of sentenced to two years in Jay possession of methampheta - A Redkey man pleaded guilty Several charges $400. As part of a plea agree - County Jail with all but one year mine, a Level 6 felony. He was in Jay Superior Court to neglect A Portland man pleaded guilty ment, charges of unlawful pos - suspended and given one year sentenced to Jay County Jail for of a dependent, a Level 6 felony. to several charges in Jay Superi - session of a syringe, a level 6 credit for six months served. He one year with all but eight days Phillip J. Parker, 31, 11014 W. or Court. felony, and possession of mari - was assessed court costs of suspended and given eight day 700 South, was sentenced to Jay Thomas A. Emerick, 26, 2835 juana, a Class B misdemeanor, $185.50, placed on formal proba - credit for four days served.